Industry Issues

The Bear in The Room

Russia and European Natural Gas – Threat or Opportunity? A perfect energy storm has been brewing during 2021. A cold winter around the world in 2020 saw gas demand rising,…

Integration – the Foundation for the Asset Team

For many years, Dr. Alain Gringarten considered that “Integration of geological and engineering disciplines is the key to successful exploration and production.” Now Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College,…

Representing Geoscience for Over 200 Years

Will the oldest Geological Society in the world continue its mission and if so, where will its home be? The Geological Society was inaugurated in 1807 at a dinner at…

Secure, Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste

What skills can oil and gas geoscientists contribute to the UK’s delivery of a long term solution to nuclear waste? Nuclear power generation has been part of the United Kingdom’s…

Driving a Quantum Leap in E&P Efficiency

As the E&P sector undergoes structural change to adapt to the new business environment, the need for disruptive gains in E&P efficiencies has never been greater. The E&P industry is…

North Sea Core: An Undervalued Asset

How unwanted core is finding a second life and renewed purpose within the Geoscience Community through the North Sea Core Initiative. As oil and gas fields across the UK Continental…

A Chance for the Oil & Gas Industry to Regroup

Covid-19 is having an huge impact across many industries, including the oil, gas and energy sector – but are there any positives to the situation? ID 97292065 © Xdew77/Dreamstime.com International…

Cleaning Up Oil Spills

Waste to tackle waste. Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have come up with a novel way to clean up oil spills, using waste cooking oil from fast food outlets.…

Comprehending Climate Complexities

The Global and European Calculators are tools that can be used for both exploring the future of our climate and working out what can be done about it, helping us…

The Africa Factor: Africa’s Cleaner Energy Mix

While oil will continue to have a role in Africa for the foreseeable future, both in production and consumption, natural gas can and should have a bright future as part…

Tackling the Local Content Gap in Africa

E&P companies working in Africa have long faced political pressure to maximise local content, but in today’s Covid world it makes more business sense than ever to localise supply chains,…

Unlocking University–Industry Collaboration

How do we release the full potential of university–industry collaboration in creating relevant innovations in petroleum and geoscience? The petroleum industry is going through a transformative period related to intensified…